Bill Spiers
William James (III) Spiers
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: June 5, 1966 in Orangeburg, SC
High School: Wade Hampton Academy (Orangeburg, SC)
School: Clemson University
Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1987 amateur draft.
Signed June 10, 1987. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 1989
Final Game: April 8, 2001
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1989 23 MIL AL 114 373 345 44 88 9 3 4 33 10 2 21 63 .255 .298 .333 .631 79 115 2 1 4 2 1 65/4D3
1990 24 MIL AL 112 389 363 44 88 15 3 2 36 11 6 16 45 .242 .274 .317 .591 66 115 12 1 6 3 0 *6
1991 25 MIL AL 133 464 414 71 117 13 6 8 54 14 8 34 55 .283 .337 .401 .738 106 166 9 2 10 4 0 *6/D8
1992 26 MIL AL 12 18 16 2 5 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 4 .313 .353 .438 .790 122 7 0 0 1 0 0 /645D
1993 27 MIL AL 112 386 340 43 81 8 4 2 36 9 8 29 51 .238 .302 .303 .605 65 103 11 4 9 4 2 4/9687D
1994 28 MIL AL 73 237 214 27 54 10 1 0 17 7 1 19 42 .252 .316 .308 .625 60 66 5 1 3 0 1 56/D93
1995 29 NYM NL 63 87 72 5 15 2 1 0 11 0 1 12 15 .208 .314 .264 .578 58 19 0 0 1 2 1 5/4
1996 30 HOU NL 122 242 218 27 55 10 1 6 26 7 0 20 34 .252 .320 .390 .709 93 85 3 2 1 1 4 5/43689
1997 31 HOU NL 132 355 291 51 93 27 4 4 48 10 5 61 42 .320 .438 .481 .919 145 140 4 1 1 1 6 56/34
1998 32 HOU NL 123 437 384 66 105 27 4 4 43 11 2 45 62 .273 .356 .396 .751 100 152 9 5 1 2 0 5/436
1999 33 HOU NL 127 444 393 56 113 18 5 4 39 10 5 47 45 .288 .363 .389 .752 91 153 10 0 3 1 2 576/9843
2000 34 HOU NL 124 409 355 41 107 17 3 3 43 7 4 49 38 .301 .386 .392 .777 92 139 8 1 2 2 3 564/79
2001 35 HOU NL 4 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 117 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Seasons 1251 3845 3408 477 922 158 35 37 388 97 43 355 496 .271 .341 .370 .711 90 1261 73 18 42 22 21
162 Game Avg. 162 498 441 62 119 20 5 5 50 13 6 46 64 .271 .341 .370 .711 90 163 9 2 5 3 3
HOU (6 yrs) 632 1891 1644 241 474 99 17 21 199 45 16 223 221 .288 .375 .408 .782 103 670 34 9 8 7 16
MIL (6 yrs) 556 1867 1692 231 433 57 17 16 178 52 26 120 260 .256 .306 .338 .644 78 572 39 9 33 13 4
NYM (1 yr) 63 87 72 5 15 2 1 0 11 0 1 12 15 .208 .314 .264 .578 58 19 0 0 1 2 1
NL (7 yrs) 695 1978 1716 246 489 101 18 21 210 45 17 235 236 .285 .372 .402 .774 101 689 34 9 9 9 17
AL (6 yrs) 556 1867 1692 231 433 57 17 16 178 52 26 120 260 .256 .306 .338 .644 78 572 39 9 33 13 4

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1989 23 MIL AL 373 267 37 3.7 92 .300 .255 .260 .298 .324 .333 .382 .631 .706 79 .429 -10.5 -1.1 .556 .162 .078 5.7
1990 24 MIL AL 389 302 29 2.6 94 .270 .242 .258 .274 .326 .317 .386 .591 .712 66 .274 -17.4 -1.8 .468 .132 .074 3.4
1991 25 MIL AL 464 328 56 4.6 95 .307 .283 .258 .337 .326 .401 .391 .738 .717 106 .505 2.6 0.2 .662 .215 .118 10.2
1992 26 MIL AL 18 13 2 4.1 93 .417 .313 .258 .353 .327 .438 .383 .790 .710 122 .472 0.5 0.0 .667 .188 .125 .0
1993 27 MIL AL 386 291 30 2.8 102 .271 .238 .265 .302 .336 .303 .406 .605 .742 65 .265 -17.2 -1.7 .493 .153 .065 3.3
1994 28 MIL AL 237 169 22 3.5 115 .314 .252 .277 .316 .350 .308 .442 .625 .792 60 .314 -13.2 -1.2 .554 .173 .056 .0
1995 29 NYM NL 87 61 7 3.1 103 .254 .208 .266 .314 .335 .264 .414 .578 .748 58 .305 -3.9 -0.4 .517 .208 .056
1996 30 HOU NL 242 168 29 4.6 100 .274 .252 .260 .320 .328 .390 .407 .709 .735 93 .480 -1.8 -0.2 .687 .261 .138 6.5
1997 31 HOU NL 355 209 66 8.5 105 .362 .320 .266 .438 .337 .481 .417 .919 .754 145 .733 23.8 2.3 1.000 .388 .162 5.7
1998 32 HOU NL 437 293 57 5.2 106 .316 .273 .266 .356 .337 .396 .420 .751 .757 100 .533 1.4 0.1 .728 .263 .122 5.9
1999 33 HOU NL 444 299 56 5.0 116 .316 .288 .276 .363 .351 .389 .444 .752 .795 91 .474 -5.0 -0.5 .695 .234 .102 5.7
2000 34 HOU NL 409 264 56 5.7 122 .329 .301 .281 .386 .360 .392 .460 .777 .820 92 .528 -3.3 -0.3 .738 .237 .090 4.2
2001 35 HOU NL 4 2 1 13.4 117 .333 .333 .277 .500 .349 .333 .453 .833 .802 117 .857 0.2 0.0 1.000 .333 .000
13 Seasons 3845 2666 448 4.5 104 .305 .271 .267 .341 .337 .370 .415 .711 .752 90 .466 -44.0 -4.3 .649 .219 .099 53.6
162 Game Avg. 498 345 58 4.5 104 .305 .271 .267 .341 .337 .370 .415 .711 .752 90 .466 -44.0 -4.3 .649 .219 .099 7
HOU (6 yrs) 1891 1235 265 5.7 111 .322 .288 .271 .375 .344 .408 .432 .782 .776 103 .558 15.2 1.5 .763 .273 .119 28.6
MIL (6 yrs) 1867 1370 176 3.4 98 .292 .256 .262 .306 .331 .338 .397 .644 .728 78 .368 -55.3 -5.4 .549 .168 .082 24.5
NYM (1 yr) 87 61 7 3.1 103 .254 .208 .266 .314 .335 .264 .414 .578 .748 58 .304 -3.9 -0.4 .517 .208 .056
NL (7 yrs) 1978 1296 272 5.6 110 .319 .285 .271 .372 .344 .402 .431 .774 .775 101 .548 11.3 1.1 .752 .270 .117 28.6
AL (6 yrs) 1867 1370 176 3.4 98 .292 .256 .262 .306 .331 .338 .397 .644 .728 78 .368 -55.3 -5.4 .549 .168 .082 24.5

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1997 31 HOU NL NLDS ATL L 3 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .083 .000 .083 0 1 0 0 0 0
1998 32 HOU NL NLDS SDP L 4 15 14 2 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .286 .333 .500 .833 7 1 0 0 0 0
1999 33 HOU NL NLDS ATL L 4 11 11 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 .273 .273 .273 .545 3 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 11 38 36 3 7 3 0 0 2 1 0 2 6 .194 .237 .278 .515 10 2 0 0 0 0
3 NLDS 11 38 36 3 7 3 0 0 2 1 0 2 6 .194 .237 .278 .515 10 2 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1989 23 MIL AL 373 1.1% 16.9% 5.6% 4.3% 18% 3.00 5.5 86.3 10.5 1.02 1.19 75% 21% 3.5% 15%
1990 24 MIL AL 389 0.5% 11.6% 4.1% 5.1% 23% 2.81 8.1 181.5 10.1 1.02 1.36 82% 19% 1.5% 12%
1991 25 MIL AL 464 1.7% 11.9% 7.3% 5.8% 23% 1.62 7.5 51.8 7.7 0.89 1.31 77% 20% 5.0% 14%
1992 26 MIL AL 18 0.0% 22.2% 5.6% 11.1% 40% 4.00 4.0 8.0 0.20 0.40 67% 31% 0.0% 10%
1993 27 MIL AL 386 0.5% 13.2% 7.5% 3.6% 17% 1.76 6.7 170.0 9.4 1.39 1.76 75% 20% 1.9% 9%
1994 28 MIL AL 237 0.0% 17.7% 8.0% 4.6% 20% 2.21 5.1 12.6 1.38 1.74 73% 19% 0.0% 12%
1995 29 NYM NL 87 0.0% 17.2% 13.8% 3.5% 20% 1.25 4.8 6.5 0.50 0.44 68% 20% 0.0% 21%
1996 30 HOU NL 242 2.5% 14.1% 8.3% 7.0% 31% 1.70 6.4 36.3 8.4 0.76 0.87 74% 20% 7.5% 22%
1997 31 HOU NL 355 1.1% 11.8% 17.2% 9.9% 38% 0.69 6.9 72.8 6.1 0.86 1.01 69% 25% 3.5% 13%
1998 32 HOU NL 437 0.9% 14.2% 10.3% 8.0% 33% 1.38 6.2 96.0 8.9 0.71 0.91 73% 27% 2.3% 9%
1999 33 HOU NL 444 0.9% 10.1% 10.6% 6.1% 24% 0.96 8.7 98.3 10.1 0.82 1.11 78% 21% 2.4% 10%
2000 34 HOU NL 409 0.7% 9.3% 12.0% 5.6% 22% 0.78 9.3 118.3 8.3 0.75 1.24 77% 32% 1.9% 10%
2001 35 HOU NL 4 0.0% 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0% 0.00 2.00 1.00 75% 0% 0.0% 0%
13 Seasons 3845 1.0% 12.9% 9.2% 6.0% 25% 1.40 6.9 92.1 8.8 0.90 1.19 75% 23% 2.8% 12%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1989 23 MIL AL 4 0 38% 153 10 2 83% 9 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 11 50% 19 12 7 4 3 1 19 6 13
1990 24 MIL AL 4 0 41% 133 11 6 65% 11 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 18 69% 10 5 5 2 1 1 14 2 12
1991 25 MIL AL 7 0 43% 186 14 8 64% 14 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 52% 37 21 16 8 4 4 18 5 13
1992 26 MIL AL 0 0 33% 6 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
1993 27 MIL AL 5 0 37% 129 9 8 53% 7 8 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 9 49% 20 11 8 11 5 6 12 5 7
1994 28 MIL AL 0 0 37% 99 7 1 88% 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 7 48% 12 5 7 6 3 2 7 4 3
1995 29 NYM NL 0 0 19% 26 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 33% 3 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 1
1996 30 HOU NL 3 0 30% 96 7 0 100% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 33% 14 11 2 4 1 3 6 3 3
1997 31 HOU NL 2 0 31% 192 10 5 67% 10 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 35% 17 15 2 8 1 7 15 9 5
1998 32 HOU NL 7 0 41% 204 11 2 85% 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 53% 29 18 11 8 2 6 16 5 11
1999 33 HOU NL 3 0 33% 198 10 5 67% 7 5 3 0 0 0 3 1 2 14 49% 17 10 7 10 8 2 14 3 11
2000 34 HOU NL 2 0 25% 205 7 4 64% 6 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 4 15 38% 26 17 9 9 4 4 7 3 3
2001 35 HOU NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Seasons 37 0 35% 1629 97 43 69% 90 38 7 2 0 3 10 2 29 121 48% 205 128 75 72 32 38 131 46 83
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1989 23 MIL AL 373 80% 88 12 1 4 3 0 0 1.35 4 1 6 3 1 1 3 0 5 4 80% 56 2 4% 29 11 38% 206 33 16% 10 7 70% 20 12 60% 0
1990 24 MIL AL 389 77% 88 8 3 2 1 0 1 2.61 2 0 12 2 0 2 0 0 9 6 67% 73 12 16% 40 15 38% 235 35 15% 27 15 56% 18 7 39% 0
1991 25 MIL AL 464 71% 117 42 3 1 0 0 0 6.05 8 1 11 6 2 1 7 0 12 10 83% 89 9 10% 46 18 39% 283 48 17% 24 14 58% 27 11 41% 0
1992 26 MIL AL 18 78% 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0 0 11 2 18% 1 1 100% 2 2 100% 0
1993 27 MIL AL 386 80% 81 14 5 3 1 0 1 0.74 2 0 13 2 0 2 0 0 12 9 75% 78 11 14% 39 17 44% 246 34 14% 18 15 83% 35 18 51% 0
1994 28 MIL AL 237 84% 54 11 4 9 0 0 0 1.09 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60% 48 5 10% 28 8 29% 144 18 13% 13 2 15% 12 7 58% 0
1995 29 NYM NL 87 95% 15 2 1 40 9 0 6 1.44 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 21 0 0% 14 4 29% 59 11 19% 9 4 44% 7 2 29% 0
1996 30 HOU NL 242 92% 55 11 2 33 6 2 5 1.33 6 0 8 6 0 3 3 0 2 1 50% 45 3 7% 22 9 41% 146 20 14% 14 10 71% 10 6 60% 0
1997 31 HOU NL 355 86% 93 14 0 33 15 1 8 1.99 4 0 9 4 0 0 4 0 1 1 100% 67 4 6% 33 16 48% 205 44 21% 22 14 64% 26 12 46% 0
1998 32 HOU NL 437 91% 105 33 1 20 0 0 1 1.94 4 0 9 4 0 1 3 0 2 1 50% 84 9 11% 40 12 30% 264 42 16% 22 13 59% 35 20 57% 0
1999 33 HOU NL 444 90% 113 11 4 23 8 0 5 1.41 4 0 15 4 0 1 3 0 6 3 50% 88 10 11% 55 16 29% 274 36 13% 22 13 59% 33 15 45% 0
2000 34 HOU NL 409 90% 107 5 0 33 10 0 3 1.15 3 1 8 3 0 2 1 0 2 2 100% 66 8 12% 29 10 34% 219 40 18% 12 9 75% 20 11 55% 0
2001 35 HOU NL 4 100% 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
13 Seasons 3845 84% 922 164 24 205 54 3 30 1.50 37 3 100 34 3 13 24 0 59 42 71% 716 73 10% 375 136 36% 2294 363 16% 194 117 60% 245 123 50% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1989 23 MIL AL 345 1141 3.31 724 63% 25% 13% 25% 37% 75% 1% 48% 82% 35% 7% 25 2 15% 52 15 7% 25 16 22% 28 0 0
1990 24 MIL AL 374 1221 3.26 808 66% 23% 13% 25% 39% 77% 0% 51% 83% 37% 3% 12 0 11% 42 19 4% 14 7 18% 15 1 4
1991 25 MIL AL 464 1686 3.63 1022 61% 29% 9% 25% 36% 71% 0% 43% 87% 27% 10% 48 0 21% 97 29 14% 65 35 24% 0 0 0
1992 26 MIL AL 18 69 3.83 47 68% 28% 9% 36% 28% 72% 0% 49% 88% 28% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 6% 1 0 25% 0 0 0
1993 27 MIL AL 380 1400 3.68 852 61% 34% 13% 18% 35% 66% 1% 40% 80% 22% 8% 31 0 21% 78 22 10% 39 13 18% 6 0 0
1994 28 MIL AL 231 864 3.74 514 60% 29% 14% 23% 33% 70% 1% 42% 79% 20% 6% 15 0 18% 42 14 13% 30 12 16% 6 1 3
1995 29 NYM NL 78 278 3.56 164 59% 29% 9% 29% 34% 71% 4% 42% 88% 31% 9% 7 0 15% 12 1 13% 10 5 36% 9 0 0
1996 30 HOU NL 200 719 3.60 454 63% 29% 15% 22% 33% 71% 6% 45% 79% 28% 8% 16 0 18% 36 7 10% 20 11 21% 42 1 1
1997 31 HOU NL 344 1326 3.85 729 55% 34% 11% 21% 33% 66% 3% 36% 83% 19% 13% 46 2 24% 82 18 17% 57 16 25% 11 0 2
1998 32 HOU NL 437 1665 3.81 987 59% 35% 11% 22% 33% 65% 0% 39% 84% 21% 7% 30 1 19% 82 16 13% 55 24 34% 0 0 0
1999 33 HOU NL 444 1696 3.82 1000 59% 32% 9% 23% 35% 68% 1% 40% 87% 21% 7% 30 0 23% 103 34 14% 60 27 38% 0 0 0
2000 34 HOU NL 409 1459 3.57 831 57% 32% 10% 19% 39% 68% 2% 39% 86% 22% 8% 31 1 22% 89 34 13% 53 28 32% 0 0 0
2001 35 HOU NL 4 14 3.50 5 36% 20% 0% 20% 60% 80% 11% 29% 100% 0% 25% 1 0 25% 1 0 25% 1 1 0 0 0
13 Seasons 3728 13538 3.63 8137 60% 30% 11% 23% 36% 69% 1% 42% 84% 25% 8% 292 6 19% 716 209 12% 430 195 25% 117 3 10
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1989 23 114 373 345 44 88 9 3 4 33 10 2 21 63 .255 .298 .333 .631 79 115 2 1 4 2 1
1990 24 226 762 708 88 176 24 6 6 69 21 8 37 108 .249 .286 .325 .611 72 230 14 2 10 5 1
1991 25 359 1226 1122 159 293 37 12 14 123 35 16 71 163 .261 .305 .353 .658 85 396 23 4 20 9 1
1992 26 371 1244 1138 161 298 39 12 14 125 36 17 72 167 .262 .306 .354 .660 85 403 23 4 21 9 1
1993 27 483 1630 1478 204 379 47 16 16 161 45 25 101 218 .256 .305 .342 .647 81 506 34 8 30 13 3
1994 28 556 1867 1692 231 433 57 17 16 178 52 26 120 260 .256 .306 .338 .644 78 572 39 9 33 13 4
1995 29 619 1954 1764 236 448 59 18 16 189 52 27 132 275 .254 .307 .335 .642 77 591 39 9 34 15 5
1996 30 741 2196 1982 263 503 69 19 22 215 59 27 152 309 .254 .308 .341 .649 79 676 42 11 35 16 9
1997 31 873 2551 2273 314 596 96 23 26 263 69 32 213 351 .262 .326 .359 .685 88 816 46 12 36 17 15
1998 32 996 2988 2657 380 701 123 27 30 306 80 34 258 413 .264 .331 .364 .695 90 968 55 17 37 19 15
1999 33 1123 3432 3050 436 814 141 32 34 345 90 39 305 458 .267 .335 .368 .702 90 1121 65 17 40 20 17
2000 34 1247 3841 3405 477 921 158 35 37 388 97 43 354 496 .270 .340 .370 .710 90 1260 73 18 42 22 20
2001 35 1251 3845 3408 477 922 158 35 37 388 97 43 355 496 .271 .341 .370 .711 90 1261 73 18 42 22 21

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1989 23 114 381 355 49 98 10 3 4 37 11 23 63 .276 .320 .355 .675 41 114
1990 24 112 384 364 48 89 15 3 2 40 11 16 45 .245 .276 .319 .595 32 112
1991 25 133 460 419 77 122 14 6 8 58 15 35 55 .291 .346 .411 .756 60 133
1992 26 12 18 17 3 6 2 0 0 3 1 1 4 .353 .389 .471 .859 3 12
1993 27 112 377 340 44 81 8 4 2 37 9 29 51 .238 .302 .303 .605 31 112
1994 28 104 327 300 33 73 14 1 0 21 9 26 60 .243 .306 .297 .602 27 73
1995 29 71 98 82 6 18 2 1 0 12 0 14 17 .220 .327 .268 .595 8 63
1996 30 122 246 222 28 59 11 1 6 27 8 21 34 .266 .333 .405 .739 30 122
1997 31 132 362 296 51 98 28 4 4 48 11 64 42 .331 .450 .493 .944 66 132
1998 32 123 440 387 65 108 28 4 4 42 11 46 62 .279 .361 .403 .764 56 123
1999 33 127 431 386 50 106 17 5 4 35 9 44 45 .275 .348 .376 .724 50 127
2000 34 124 392 345 34 97 15 3 3 36 6 44 38 .281 .362 .368 .730 46 124
2001 35 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 4
13 Seasons 1290 3920 3516 488 955 164 35 37 396 101 364 516 .272 .341 .370 .711 450 1251
162 Game Avg. 162 492 442 61 120 21 4 5 50 13 46 65 .272 .341 .370 .711 57 1251

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 7 (1309), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 15 (1184), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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